Hi everyone, I have changed computers now. I am no longer working and will devote more time to geneaology. Your group is my favorite because it gives me a...
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Barbara Wilson-Relyea
bwilsonrelyea
Oct 18, 2001 8:43 pm
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Gary Krause
scgaryk
Oct 18, 2001 10:22 pm
... Plus, when someone reaches that age, it is often felt that most of the people who knew them can be easily reached through personal contact or quick calls...
Friends: I continue to send Larry Kestenbaum material through the regular mail.Sometimes it includes genealogical references.My relatives and I are on the web...
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Jennifer Godwin
jengod
Oct 19, 2001 7:07 pm
There's a hit for Leonard Farbstein in the Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) on Ancestry.com. Might be out-of-date or might have info about his ...
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hbremmer@...
Oct 19, 2001 8:06 pm
I've looked at that entry and it indicates he is still alive. It gives a birth year but no death year. Ancestry apparently does'nt have anything else on him...
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bwilsonrelyea@...
bwilsonrelyea
Oct 19, 2001 10:15 pm
Jennifer, That hit is from Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971. He is also listed in Who's Who of American Jewry. However, both of these...
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bwilsonrelyea@...
bwilsonrelyea
Oct 19, 2001 10:20 pm
Scott, You grand parent's siblings are your great aunts and uncles. I don't know why the grand is skipped. Remember that your parent's siblings are your 1st...
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braceup76017@...
braceup76017
Oct 19, 2001 11:07 pm
To: Interested Parties. H. Allen Smith was a congressman from California, 1957-1973. His dates reflect 1909-1991 in the Political Graveyard. However, I just...
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Paul W Marino
paulmarino@...
Oct 20, 2001 3:27 am
Scott: I would call my grandfather's brother my "great uncle." The line, as I understand it, is: You, your uncle, your great uncle, your great great uncle,...
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Paul W Marino
paulmarino@...
Oct 20, 2001 11:15 am
Barbara: I think you're mistaken about what constitutes an aunt or uncle. Your parents' siblings are your aunts and uncles, not your cousins; their children...
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Scott Bill Hirst
scottbillhirst
Oct 20, 2001 4:21 pm
Friends, I believe Efrem Zimbalist,Jr. attended the 1964 Republican National Convention.Was he a delegate or alternate delegate? Regards, Scott Bill Hirst ...
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Scott Bill Hirst
scottbillhirst
Oct 20, 2001 4:25 pm
Friends, I assume former U.S. House member Leonard Farbstein is very much alive.The Congressional Directory you can access through the The Political Graveyard...
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Scott Bill Hirst
scottbillhirst
Oct 20, 2001 5:45 pm
Friends, My third cousin,Earl P. Crandall is a committed genealogist.HIS opinion in genealogy I value VERY HIGHLY,although we might disagree politically!He...
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Gary Krause
scgaryk
Oct 20, 2001 6:02 pm
Don't know if you saw the note I posted a few days ago, but the Congressional website is actually pretty slow about it sometimes; as I noted, it took them ...
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"D.J." Jones
fieldmarshaldj
Oct 20, 2001 9:02 pm
... It is often, indeed, very slow. And I have found at least two glaring errors that they still have yet to correct. They list the prominent fmr. Rep &...
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bwilsonrelyea@...
bwilsonrelyea
Oct 21, 2001 11:35 pm
Paul, I surmised this piece of triviality due to Larry's statements in the past indicating that the 1sr removed and second removed worked in both directions....
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bwilsonrelyea@...
bwilsonrelyea
Oct 21, 2001 11:40 pm
Scott, Then is the term 'Great Aunt' a misnomer? Popular usage does not always create correct usage - but sometimes it is too hard the fight the stream. I have...
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Paul W Marino
paulmarino@...
Oct 22, 2001 4:09 am
Barbara: Good question! I'm going to be near the original of the chart I mentioned in another e-mail to this forum--the one detailing such relationships to ...
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Paul W Marino
paulmarino@...
Oct 22, 2001 5:27 pm
This is for Scott & Barbara (and anyone else who's interested, obviously): According to law---Massachusetts law, anyway!---the term "grand" has very limited...
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Scott Bill Hirst
scottbillhirst
Oct 22, 2001 6:41 pm
Friends, We need an acceptable standards to list political families in The Political Graveyard web site,which is Lawrence Kestenbaum's call.However it seems...
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Lawrence Kestenbaum
potifos
Oct 22, 2001 7:37 pm
... Actually, I went through this issue some time ago. I grew up thinking of my grandparents' siblings as great-aunts and great-uncles. "Grandaunt" and...
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ckoeppel@...
ckoeppel1
Oct 23, 2001 2:50 pm
For Release: CONTACT: Cindy Koeppel The Dirksen Congressional Center 301 South 4th Street, Suite A Pekin, IL 61554 309.347.7113 309.347.6432 FAX ...
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Lawrence Kestenbaum
potifos
Oct 25, 2001 5:43 pm
Another aspect of history that I think might be worthy of including in the web site are what might be called "group sobriquets". Examples: the "Boll Weevils"...
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Scott Bill Hirst
scottbillhirst
Oct 25, 2001 6:26 pm
Friends, Other terms to be included for groups of politicians are "Blue Dog Democrats",Silver Democrats, and Gold Democrats.I think every category at least in...
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Lawrence Kestenbaum
potifos
Oct 25, 2001 7:04 pm
... Yes, of course, a brief description of what the sobriquet meant would be included in each bio. The trouble with "Silver Democrats" and maybe even "Gold...
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Lawrence Kestenbaum
potifos
Oct 28, 2001 3:18 am
A West Virginia political figure is reported to have been born in 1835 in "Rainrod, Germany". That seems a little odd as a German place name, and of course,...
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hbremmer@...
Oct 28, 2001 5:38 pm
Larry, At first I thought Rainrod was a phonetic spelling but it really exists and is in Hessen. Helen Bremmer...
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Matt
lennonluv@...
Oct 28, 2001 10:01 pm
Lawrence, Burwell Bassett (1764-1841) is a nephew to Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, a 1st cousin to Pres. William Henry Harrison and 1st cousin twice...
